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Printer Accounting Server: Administrator’s Guide
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: A possible network setup—EE with two Print Monitor add-ons . 15
Figure 2-1: Software node: licenses and installed components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 2-2: The License assignments tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 2-3: The Software versions tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 2-4: Adding a new port that uses an SM print monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 3-1: Configuring NTS services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Figure 3-2: Configuring the NTS controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Figure 4-1: The System Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Figure 5-1: A functional diagram of the PAS components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Figure 5-2: The System Manager tree view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Figure 5-3: Evaluating account properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Figure 5-4: Automating account creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Figure 5-5: Configuring database table options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Figure 5-6: Configuring PAS email service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Figure 5-7: Assigning special status to NT groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Figure 5-8: Selecting a notification method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Figure 5-9: Notifying users by a pop-up message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Figure 5-10: Configuring the printed notification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Figure 5-11: Sample messages from the Accounting Server service. . . . . . . . .155
Figure 5-12: Applying costs to printers on the All printers page. . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Figure 5-13: Assigning basic costs to printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Figure 6-1: The Printer charging schedule page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Figure 6-2: The System Manager Printers page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Figure 6-3: Creating and applying printer charging schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Figure 6-4: Creating a new simple schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Figure 6-5: A sample impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Figure 6-6: Creating a new impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Figure 6-7: Creating a new area schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Figure 6-8: Creating a new page charging rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Figure 6-9: Advanced impression schedule pricing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Figure 6-10: Configuring media size relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Figure 6-11: Creating a new peak schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Figure 7-1: The System Manager Printers list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Figure 2-1: Software node: licenses and installed components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 2-2: The License assignments tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 2-3: The Software versions tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 2-4: Adding a new port that uses an SM print monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 3-1: Configuring NTS services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Figure 3-2: Configuring the NTS controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Figure 4-1: The System Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Figure 5-1: A functional diagram of the PAS components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Figure 5-2: The System Manager tree view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Figure 5-3: Evaluating account properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Figure 5-4: Automating account creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Figure 5-5: Configuring database table options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Figure 5-6: Configuring PAS email service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Figure 5-7: Assigning special status to NT groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Figure 5-8: Selecting a notification method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Figure 5-9: Notifying users by a pop-up message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Figure 5-10: Configuring the printed notification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Figure 5-11: Sample messages from the Accounting Server service. . . . . . . . .155
Figure 5-12: Applying costs to printers on the All printers page. . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Figure 5-13: Assigning basic costs to printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Figure 6-1: The Printer charging schedule page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Figure 6-2: The System Manager Printers page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Figure 6-3: Creating and applying printer charging schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Figure 6-4: Creating a new simple schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Figure 6-5: A sample impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Figure 6-6: Creating a new impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Figure 6-7: Creating a new area schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Figure 6-8: Creating a new page charging rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Figure 6-9: Advanced impression schedule pricing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Figure 6-10: Configuring media size relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Figure 6-11: Creating a new peak schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Figure 7-1: The System Manager Printers list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
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